NEET 2003
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2003
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Coordination Compounds
NEET 2003 · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds
According to IUPAC nomenclature sodium nitroprusside is named as:
According to IUPAC nomenclature sodium nitroprusside is named as:
Options
- Asodium nitroferricyanide
- Bsodium nitroferrocyanide
- Csodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)
- Dsodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (III)
Correct answer
C. sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)
Step-by-step solution
Sodium nitroprusside
Let oxidation state of is in this compound.
\begin{aligned}
& +2+x+(-1) 5+1=0 \\
& \text{ or }+2+x-5+1=0 \text{ or } x=+2
\end{aligned}
Thus IUPAC name of sodium nitroprusside is sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)